Halt and Keep

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Halt

Halt verb - To bring (something) to a standstill.
Usage example: traffic was halted by the parade
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Keep is an antonym for halt.
Nearby Words: halted, halting, haltingly

Keep

Keep verb - To mark with an appropriate practice, rite, or ceremony.
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Synonyms for Keep
Antonyms for Keep
Halt is an antonym for keep in topics: commemorate, tend.
Nearby Words: keeping, keeper
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How words are described

complete complete halt complete keep
powerful powerful halt powerful keep

Common collocations

power halt power keep power
man halt man keep man
family halt family keep family
number halt number keep number
Other words: magic.

Both words in one sentence

  • Arbitrary Skepticism Lizzie Liddell, when being told that Downstairs has potions can help halt decay and keep maggots out, says that magic not real.
    Source: Arbitrary Skepticism
  • Useful Notes / The American Civil War Once the armies finally did get moving, though, they sputtered to a halt without a General-in-Chief to keep them on task.
    Source: Useful Notes / The American Civil War
  • Fan Fic / It's not the Raptor DNA Tacet's moment is a little darker; while chasing Bridges, she pulls to a halt when she spots grass, tentatively poking it to see if it's safe to keep chasing Bridges.
    Source: Fan Fic / It's not the Raptor DNA
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